Where does “būgan” come from?

būgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

būgan (Old English): to bend, bow

Definitions

  1. to bend, bow

Ancestry of “būgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
2Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “būgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →